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Wahl, Klaus; Metzner, Cornelia – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2012
The development of aggressiveness between 5 and 17 years and some parental influences on this development were analyzed using data from Germany. International studies have shown a "camel humps" curve, i.e., a peak of aggression of children (primarily boys) between 2 and 4 years and a second peak of antisocial or aggressive behavior of…
Descriptors: Social Status, Aggression, Daughters, Parenting Styles
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Trudeau, Linda; Mason, W. Alex; Randall, G. Kevin; Spoth, Richard; Ralston, Ekaterina – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2012
We investigated the influence of effective parenting behaviors (father and mother reports) and deviant peer association (adolescent reports) on subsequent young adolescent conduct problems (teacher reports) during grades 7-9, using structural equation modeling. Data were from a sample of 226 rural adolescents (n = 112 boys; n = 107 girls; n = 7…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Adolescents, Child Rearing, Daughters
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Hartley, Sigan L.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick; Head, Lara; Abbeduto, Leonard – Family Relations, 2012
The psychological well-being of fathers of children with developmental disabilities remains poorly understood. The present study examined depressive symptoms, pessimism, and coping in fathers of adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome (DS;n = 59), autism spectrum disorders (ASDs;n = 135), and Fragile X syndrome (n = 46). Fathers of sons or…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Daughters, Autism, Developmental Disabilities
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Mitchell, Katherine Stamps; Booth, Alan; King, Valarie – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2009
This study examined sons' and daughters' involvement with nonresident fathers and associated outcomes (N = 4,663). Results indicated that sons and daughters reported equal involvement with nonresident fathers on most measures of father investment, although sons reported more overnight visits, sports, and movies and feeling closer to their fathers…
Descriptors: Daughters, Fathers, Adolescents, Sons
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Vuchinich, Samuel; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1991
This study examined gender differences in early adolescents' adaptation to stepfamilies in which the mother had custody. Parent-child interaction was compared in mother-custody stepfamilies and intact families. Results indicated that girls had more difficulty interacting with stepfathers than sons did. (SH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Daughters
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Wakschlag, Lauren S.; Gordon, Rachel A.; Lahey, Benjamin B.; Loeber, Rolf; Green, Stephanie M.; Leventhal, Bennett L. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2000
Studied multigenerational links between maternal history of problem behavior, mother's age at birth of first child, and child conduct disorder in boys. Found that maternal age at first birth was associated with child's conduct disorder, and maternal history of problem behavior was also associated with early maternal age at first birth and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders